Hero Arts: LOVE

post 2 of 2 for today…click here for today’s winter/holiday coffee lovers blog hop post! Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog sharing a project using the new Love Little Heart stamp: It’s from the 2016 Valentine’s collection that is NOW available!  Please swing by the Hero Arts blog and say hello!

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Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: Day Four

We’re on Day Four of the Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  I love the camaraderie that always perks up during the hops.  It makes all the hard work of putting everything together absolutely worth it. Yesterday we celebrated National Cocoa Day…tomorrow we celebrate International Tea Day! ‘Tis the Season cardstock:  stampin’ up gumball green, recollections/110/white

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Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop : Day Two

It’s Day 2 of the Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Have you been having fun hoppin’ around?!  I hope that you’re getting inspired and if you’re anything like me, you’ll walk away with a very long wish list! Today, I have a fun card featuring the adorable squirrels by Poppy Stamps: cardstock:  stampin’ up crumb

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2015 Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Today is the Day!  It is the start of the 2015 Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  This time around there’s a fun twist: December 13th: National Cocoa DayDecember 15th: International Tea Day We have always encouraged Cocoa and Tea projects in the hops but how lucky are we that the days fall right during the

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The Hero Arts Valentine’s Collection is Here!

Hello Hello!!  The Hero Arts 2016 Valentine’s Collection is now available!  We’re hopping and sharing some of the new products!  You should have arrived here from the wonderful Mariana’s blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the Hero Arts Blog. Today I have 3 cards to share!  I had so much fun playing with the

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Happy Birthday Diana!!!

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Reverse Confetti Creative Hop I’m thrilled to be a part of a Special Birthday Blog Hop for Diana of the Latina Crafter!   The Design Team, Alumni, Illustrators and me….are celebrating Diana!  You should have arrived the Latina Crafter Blog.  If you get lost along the

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Reverse Confetti December Creative Hop!

Post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Special Birthday Hop for Diana of the Latina Crafter! Today is the eighth of the month which means a Reverse Confetti December Creative Hop!  We are sharing ABC Projects (Anything but a Card)!  Make sure you comment along the way for a chance to win a $15

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Happy Birthday Lisa!

source:  http://bit.ly/1RcRBEw If you’ve been following me for a smidge, you know that I get together regularly with a group of  gals and we eat, chat, laugh, craft (repeat).  I truly feel grateful for these friends because I know that there are a lot of bloggers that don’t have crafty people that live close to

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warm wishes

This card is long overdue…I’ve had this awesome kit and just haven’t had the time to play with it: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  stamps:  create a smile/coffee first  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics other:  create a smile/snow dance kit, create a smile/cool cuts/stacked pierced banenrs, recollections glitter cardstock, impress red pom Sadly, this kit is SOLD out

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Coffee Date Soon?

Hello! We’ve been on a vaca for the past week so this is my first project. No surprise that it is a caffeinated theme. They are my go to cards to design. Today’s project features: I’ve been designing more shaker cards lately. This one uses upcycled stamp packaging. I cut the acetate to create a

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Sweet Birthday | Hero Arts

This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Sugar Sugar– it’s all about something sweet! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I used the following copics: I grounded the ice cream truck with Granite cardstock. The brick was stencil with the coordinating ink. Entries must be

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Merry & Bright | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I used the Waffle Flower Grip Mat V2 for all my stencil work.  It makes it so easy! The Distress Oxides I used: I used Waffle Flower Crafts’ Shader Brushes when stenciling. The sentiment as been heat embossed in white

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Out and About Collection x2 | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Out and About Collection sets to play with. I’ve combined them with these Spellbinders sets: This one combines: My other card This one features: Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Wishing you Joy | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of the Home for the Holidays Collection sets to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in August project that combines the following products: I love using non-traditional colors for the holidays. I’m in love with this pastel look, what do you think?

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Cozy Christmas | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #32

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that Twiddler’s Nook is the sponsor for the month of August: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: The team is featuring the theme of

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Lunar New Year Challenge | August 2024

We’re back with the July Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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Secret Santa | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me the Home for the Holidays – St Nick Etched Dies to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in July project that combines the following products: I couldn’t resist the hot pink tree! The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold on a black cardstock

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Coffee Date | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for the Coffee Date feature! My date is my friend, Chris Franco with Stampin’ Up! You’ll want to pop over there to read about the giveaways! Today we’re both featuring the Stampin’ Up Latte Love! I had so much fun mixing up the Latte Love Bundle –

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Oh so Merry in July | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I had that black Spellbinders mug floating around on my desktop so today’s project was started with that piece. I love it when I see projects that have pops of black, that was my inspiration. You know how much I

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